WordPress by default is not multilingual. This means that you need to add multilingual functionality through a translation plugin, creating a WordPress Multisite installation or using a translation proxy. In this post I show the best options to create a WordPress website in two or more languages, using automatic machine Read More

The cost of translating a WordPress website into other languages ​​depends on many factors, but basically can be grouped into two: the cost of the technology solution and the cost of carrying out the translation of the content.
The translation of a WordPress website of around 10,000 words can be an approximate cost of about $ Read More

This is a guest post by Ben Pines, Pojo's CMO. He has been in the online marketing industry for over 10 years, specializing in content marketing. WordPress has been Ben's platform of choice since the time when it was only used to blog. Thanks to Ben for this great post!
Let me guess, your current site is only in Read More

In the WordPress plugin directory, you can find close to 200 plugins tagged “Translation”. In addition to these, you can add the ones that you can pay for. While some of these plugins offer a complete multilingual solution, others only have a specific task. In this article I analyze these plugins in a simple and practical Read More

Cloudways, Genesis Framework and MultilingualPress plugin are an excellent combination for any type of multilingual project with WordPress. These are the 3 basic elements I use on this blog. Here is why I chose them.
Introduction
Making a multilingual website with WordPress is no easy task. There are many things to be Read More

Once you've already decided what plugin or solution you will use to translate your WordPress website, you’ll probably need professional translators. An excellent option to translate a WordPress site with professional translators is using TextMaster, a start-up company that offers professional translation services online by Read More

One of the main problems when translating a WordPress website is to find a translation service (or a professional translator) who knows WordPress and also is specialized in the content of your blog, whether it is technical knowledge (engineering, medical, etc) or creative writing experience (marketing content).
There are two Read More

In this article I show you how to translate your WordPress theme (or plugin): using Poedit or using another plugin. A fully localized and translated WordPress website requires translate contents (using WPML, Polylang, Multilingual Press, etc) and also text strings in php files (using Poedit or another plugins such as Loco Read More

The implementation of hreflang attributes in a WordPress website can be a complicated process without a specific plugin. In this post I show you how to add hreflang tags in WordPress using translation plugins and specific plugins.
1. What are hreflang attributes?
In 2010 Google introduced new SEO attributes for Read More

WordPress contents can be translated from the admin panel but also through computer-assisted translation tools (CAT tools), as either CSV or XLIFF files (pages, posts, categories, etc.) or through PO files (text strings contained in themes or plugins).
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Introduction
1. Translation of WordPress contents: CSV Read More

On websites targeting users from one country may be relevant locate the server in that country. However, for websites that are targeted to users around the world, server location is not very relevant due to the possibility to set a country target in Google Webmasters Tools and due to the existence of the so-called CDNs. In Read More

By default, WordPress is presented in English, but you can make a WordPress site in more than 80 different languages: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, etc. You can have your WordPress website in any language or create a website in multiple languages. In this series of three Read More

If you have a multilingual website, you should inform search engines worldwide on the different languages of your website (domains, subdomains, subdirectories or even pages). I show you how to add your website to multilingual (Google and Bing), Russian (Yandex) and Chinese (Baidu) search engines, even if your website is only in Read More

In this post I show you how to translate author information (biographical info) in WordPress using WPML (and String Translations module) or using a WordPress Multisite installation (and a plugin called Individual Multisite Author).
You can translate author bio using WPML (WordPress single) or using WordPress Read More

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